Category: Patent Filing

Despite its status as a brand-defining icon, the Coca-Cola bottle design has been around for nearly a century. While its popularity has risen and fallen throughout the years, it is still one of the most recognizable shapes in the world. Coca-Cola has multiple design patents for various aspects of its product design, including the design…

Having insight into your company’s patent portfolio is important when making decisions about its growth and future. PowerPatent has developed a suite of products that can help you do just that. Patent due diligence is a comprehensive analysis of a company’s or individual’s patent portfolio to determine the value and risks associated with it. This…

Having an effective relationship with a patent examiner can help you obtain a patent. In fact, an examiner’s grant rate can significantly affect the chances of a patent being granted. Knowing the statistics on your particular patent examiner can be important for a successful patent application process. You are in luck if your assigned patent…

Whether you’re an inventor or a patent attorney, you need to understand the importance of file wrapper searches. They’re important to make sure you’re following the rules for filing a patent, but they can also be helpful in other ways. File wrapper searches, also known as patent prosecution history searches, are a valuable tool for…

In my experience, having a patent analysis and IP insight tool can help your business to make better decisions. By leveraging this type of technology, you can identify trends and patterns, automate the process, and improve evidence-based outcomes. You can also use these tools to protect your market entry plans by defining last-minute design changes…

Whether running a patent search tool or have a database of patents to use, we have seen that certain data enrichments that will make all the difference to your results.  Data enrichments can significantly enhance the capabilities and effectiveness of an AI patent search tool. Some of the data enrichments that can make a difference to…

An entrepreneurial patent law firm can maintain its competitive edge by adopting innovative practices, staying ahead of the curve on legal and technological developments, and building strong relationships with clients. Some of the strategies an entrepreneurial patent law firm can use to maintain its competitive edge include: By embracing technology, fostering innovation, building strong client…

Classification at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is the process of assigning a patent application to an appropriate art unit based on the subject matter of the invention described in the application. The USPTO uses the Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) system, which is a joint project of the USPTO and the European…

Identifying brand equity threats and securing a brand is an important aspect of brand management. Brand equity refers to the value that a brand adds to a company’s products or services. Threats to brand equity can come from a variety of sources, including counterfeit products, infringement, and dilution. Identify Your Brand Equity Threats Identifying and…

Performing patent searches using the CPC scheme has several benefits. One of the most important is that it helps in making a more accurate search. It also allows for backward citations. This means that you can filter the classifications by the most references. It also allows for the possibility of searching by USPC code. You…